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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

I told you before I like these things. I high-jacked this one from Heather P. over at dream smiles at me. Here's what you do: look up the Top 100 Songs (scroll down) to the year you graduated from high school and bold the ones you liked. I took it a step further.

1. Silly Love Songs, Paul McCartney and Wings (um, the answer is in the title boys)2. Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John and Kiki Dee 3. Disco Lady, Johnnie Taylor 4. December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night), Four Seasons 5. Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry (everyone liked this song. you know you did, c'mon admit it)6. Kiss And Say Goodbye, Manhattans 7. Love Machine (Part 1), The Miracles 8. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Paul Simon !!! (I really really, even to this day like this one.)9. Love Is Alive, Gary Wright 10. A Fifth Of Beethoven, Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band (yes, yes, we were so hip)11. Sara Smile, Daryl Hall and John Oates 12. Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band (must....find....barfbowl)13. I Write The Songs, Barry Manilow (I like Barry as much as the next guy, where the next guy go?)14. Fly, Robin, Fly, Silver Convention 15. Love Hangover, Diana Ross 16. Get Close, Seals and Crofts 17. More, More, More, Andrea True Connection (sometimes less is more more more)18. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen !!! ( Everyone who is in car when this comes on MUST sing every word, with inflections, to the end... house rules.)19. Misty Blue, Dorothy Moore 20. Boogie Fever, Sylvers21. I'd Really Love To See You Tonight, England Dan and John Ford Coley (every time I hear this now I remember the fuss over the "I'm not talking 'bout movin' in" being misheard as "I'm not talkin' 'bout millenium" and everyone thinking it was really deep. Yeah, that's the drugs talking there d.j. man)22. You Sexy Thing, Hot Chocolate (just read the whole of #22 out loud to yourself ... no truer words were ever spoken)23. Love Hurts, Nazareth (not as bad as this song)24. Get Up And Boogie, Silver Convention 25. Take It To The Limit, Eagles (I think they just might have)26. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty, K.C. and The Sunshine Band 27. Sweet Love, Commodores 28. Right Back Where We Started From, Maxine Nightingale (that should be your hint Maxine)29. Theme From "S.W.A.T", Rhythm Heritage 30. Love Rollercoaster, Ohio Players 31. You Should Be Dancing, Bee Gees ( I never never never got these guys)32. You'll Never Find Antoher Love Like Mine, Lou Rawls (this is why "Lounge Against the Machine" is so funny)33. Golden Years, David Bowie 34. Moonlight Feels Right, Starbuck 35. Only Sixteen, Dr. Hook (why? I don't know, but yes I liked it)36. Let Your Love Flow, Bellamy Brothers 37. Dreamweaver, Gary Wright (this was a NIGHTMARE!)38. Turn The Beat Around, Vicki Sue Robinson 39. Lonely Night (Angel Face), The Captain and Tennille 40. All By Myself, Eric Carmen (now it's like, quit yur bellyachin'!)41. Love To Love You Baby, Donna Summer 42. Deep Purple, Donny and Marie Osmond 43. Theme From "Mahogany", Diana Ross 44. Sweet Thing, Rufus 45. That's The Way I Like It, K.C. and The Sunshine Band (using this song, we had an actual cheer leading routine/chant that we would do every time the team would score. Looking back on Debbie S. being our captain it all makes sense...)46. A Little Bit More, Dr. Hook 47. Shannon, Henry Gross 48. If You Leave Me Now, Chicago49. Lowdown, Boz Scaggs 50. Show Me The Way, Peter Frampton 51. Dream On, Aerosmith 52. I Love Music (Pt. 1), O'Jays 53. Say You Love Me, Fleetwood Mac (something about Stevie Nicks voice sounding like an old lady who smoked way too much never made me a fan.)54. Times Of Your Life, Paul Anka 55. Devil Woman, Cliff Richard 56. Fooled Around And Fell In Love, Elvin Bishop (please wipe your feet as you walk in the door)57. Convoy, C.W. McCall 58. Welcome Back, John Sebastian (just because we hear it every Thursday night on t.v. doesn't mean we think it's a "hit")59. Sing A Song, Earth, Wind and Fire 60. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Tavares (so this is where all those cheesy pick up lines started!)61. I'll Be Good To You, Brothers Johnson 63. Shop Around, The Captain and Tennille 64. Saturday Night, Bay City Rollers 65. Island Girl, Elton John 66. Let's Do It Again, Staple Singers 67. Let 'Em In, Paul McCartney and Wings (What was it with Paul that when he had "wings" he managed to dive?)68. Baby Face, Wing and A Prayer Fife and Drum Corps 69. This Masquerade, George Benson 70. Evil Woman, Electric Light Orchestra 71. Wham Bam, Silver 72. I'm Easy, Keith Carradine 73. Wake Up Everybody (Pt. 1), Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes 74. Summer, War 75. Let Her In, John Travolta (John Travolta had a song?)76. Fox On The Run, Sweet 77. Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac 78. Got To Get You Into My Life, Beatles 79. Fanny (Be Tender With My Love), Bee Gees (teehee you said "fanny"! Who thought up this title? too many doors! too many jokes!)80. Getaway, Earth, Wind and Fire81. She's Gone, Daryl Hall and John Oates (um, yeah, and this song open the door for her)82. Rock And Roll Music, Beach Boys 82. Still The One, Orleans 83. You're My Best Friend, Queen 84. With Your Love, Jefferson Starship 85. Slow Ride, Foghat 86. Who'd She Coo, Ohio Players 88. Walk Away From Love, David Ruffin 89. Baby, I Love Your Way, Peter Frampton (back in the day I would have to listen to this, now I don't have to, so I change stations - real fast)90. Young Hearts Sun Free, Candi Staton 91. Breaking Up's Hard To Do, Neil Sedaka (as is having an actual man's voice)92. Money Honey, Bay City Rollers 93. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker, Parliament 94. Junk Food Junkie, Larry Groce 95. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again, Barry Manilow 96. Rock And Roll All Nite, Kiss 97. Disco Duck, Rick Dees 97. The Boys Are Back In Town, Thin Lizzy (thanks for the warning)98. Take The Money And Run, Steve Miller Band 99. Squeeze Box, The Who 100. Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.), Glen Campbell (was the year that bad? YES! so bad they had to jump over to Country and get Glen Campbell)o.k. Here's the thing: Granted it was 1976, I was clean as they came, yet, for some reason, I can't remember any of the songs listed in green lettering , although by the title, #93 looks as if it could be a hit again today. Perhaps it's that "post traumatic syndrome" thing. Also, this list explains why I have such repulsive taste in music to this day. I mean really, Disco Duck?, Convoy?, Afternoon Delight? What were they thinking? Those songs were so atrocious! Any list that even includes K.C. and the Sunshine Band - c'mon! That guy had one lyric (if you can call it that) and sang it over and over for ten minutes. Where's Rod Stewart?(sidebar: I was doing a spell check and evidently the dictionary doesn't recognize Paul McCartney - they suggest I change it to "myocardium" -there's a joke in there somewhere.)S'mee got her music education mainly from her older siblings who, let me tell ya, did not listen to top twenty.

So there you go. Proof that at certain times in our history, music was so sad that the falsetto styling of "Oh What A Night" made it into the top ten hits of the year. I need to go listen to a dental drill now, just to get that song out of my head.

About Me

Just an ordinary gal trying to get from there and back again. These are some of our family favourites, hope you like them too.
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